Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs UConn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-25@ Charlotte | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
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Kris Byrd
Junior tight end for Georgia State. 2023: 2 catches, 17 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 257 lb · Lyman, SC
Georgia State 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 2401 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Georgia State. 2023: 2 catches, 17 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2020.
Kris Byrd
Is the first read once you cross the 20. He has spent three seasons in the Georgia State receiving corps. The receipt: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against Charlotte — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia State, 127 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Byrnes
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 19-19 over that span.
2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 8.5 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 10 | 110 | 11.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Red-Zone Weapon
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
TE
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Daniel Parker’s 2021 season.
Differs from Daniel on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Parker's sophomore season at Missouri (2021).
Matches Daniel on
Height
Differs from Daniel on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kris Byrd
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology